Where does “vivir” come from?

vivir (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish bevir, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vivir (Spanish): life; lifestyle; to live; to be alive; to make a...

Definitions

  1. life; lifestyle; to live; to be alive; to make a...

Ancestry of “vivir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbevirto live
2Latinvīvere
3Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vivir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-